THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS – “No atheists in foxholes” Reps. Sam Johnson, Pete Olson refute optional reference to God
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- WASHINGTON – At the U.S. Air Force Academy, requesting God’s help is now optional.
Cadets can now choose if they want to speak the final phrase of the Cadet Honor Oath — “so help me God” — a decision that riled Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Plano, who served 29 years in the Air Force.
He introduced a bill last week that would require congressional approval to change an Oath of Office.
“Our Founding Fathers declared we are ‘One nation under God,’ and you better believe I’ll fight like mad to keep it that way,” he said. “I can tell you from experience, there are no atheists in foxholes.”
- Rep. Pete Olson, R-Sugar Land, a former Navy pilot who served for nine years, is co-sponsoring the bill. Olson criticized the academy for bending to the pressure of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, a watchdog group that lodged several complaints against the academy.
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